CASHEW

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Caption : Raw cashew nut kept for processing at a plantation near Kochi in Kerala on Tuesday . Total import of raw cashew nuts during April to January 2008-09 stood at 5,39,184 tonnes valued at Rs 2,317.57 crore against 5,10,434 tonnes worth Rs 1,358.38 crores same period last year. This is despite the reported fall in raw cashew nut availability in major cashew producing nations in Africa. Digital Picture By K_K_Mustafah.14/04/09